Yelena Volkova (Елена Юрьевна Волкова), born 27 May 1968, is a former swimmer from the Soviet Union who won the gold medal in the 200 meters breaststroke at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia.[2] She represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Olympics where she finished 5th in the 100 meters breaststroke, and the Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics.
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Full name | Yelena Yuryevna Volkova[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Soviet | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-05-27) May 27, 1968 (age 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Volkova's husband Gennadiy Prigoda was also an Olympic swimmer.[3] Elena Volkova and Gennadiy Prigoda has a son named Kirill Prigoda, who competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
World long-course champions in women's 200 m breaststroke | |
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